USCG Exam PracticeFirefighting, damage control, and emergency response
What are the three damage control priorities on a small vessel, in the correct order?
- A. Save the vessel, stop the flooding, maintain stability
- ✓ Stop the flooding, maintain stability, save the vesselCorrect
- C. Maintain stability, stop the flooding, save the vessel
- D. Stop the flooding, save the vessel, maintain stability
Why B is correct
The correct sequence is: (1) stop the flooding, (2) maintain stability, (3) save the vessel. If the first two priorities cannot be achieved, the vessel must be abandoned. USCG Boatswain Manual Ch. 5 §5.1.